ED accreditation update. Disease-specific certification links EDs to continuum of care, may reduce return visits by the chronically ill.
D002568:Certification; D002908:Chronic Disease / Q000628:therapy*; D003266:Continuity of Patient Care; D019468:Disease Management; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital / Q000592:standards*; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006801:Humans; D007591:Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations; D017064:Process Assessment, Health Care; D013192:Staff Development; D014481:United States